Gustav Mahler: Quick Facts


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Born July 7, 1860 • Bohemia
Died May 18, 1911 (aged 50) • Vienna • Austria
Notable Works “Des Knaben Wunderhorn” • “Ode to Heavenly Joy” • “Resurrection Symphony No. 2 in C Minor” • “Song of the Night” • “Symphony No. 1 in D Major” • “Symphony No. 10 in F Sharp Major” • “Symphony No. 3” • “Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor” • “Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major” • “Symphony No. 9” • “The Song of the Earth” • “Tragic Symphony”
Movement / Style Postromantic music • Romanticism
Notable Family Members spouse Alma Mahler

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